On the recordMay 8, 1998
Governments don't raise children, parents do.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGovernments don't raise children, parents do.
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discourages development, keeping lives out of harm's way, protecting fish and wildlife habitat, and reducing wasteful expenditures of taxpayer dollars.
My job as president is to take care of the American people. And I have done my best to take good care of this country. We are safer, we are more secure, we are more prosperous. But in the end, what we stand for? The values we embraced and the things we fight for, will shape the future.
Our objective tonight is not to disagree with our president and his party, though our differences are many. Like all Americans, we must celebrate any success that builds a better future.